The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-28
Reception at Augusta.

Especial to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, Jan. 27.-This evening Mr.. J.
III. Manley and Mrs. Manley gave recep-
ton to the members of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes at his residence on the east SIDE
Gov. Bodwell and Hon. James G. Blaine
were present, and improved the ccasion to
get acquainted with the members of the
House.
Death of ar Aged Woman.
DAMARIscoTTA, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Sophia L.
Webb of New Castle, the mother of Rev. E.
b. Webb, D. d., OF Boston, died this morn
ing, at the age of go years.
a Schooner Launched.
THoMAsToN, Jan. 27. = The Washburn
Brothers launched this afternoon three
masted schooner of 620 tons, to be COM
manded by Capt. Julius Gamage.
Kindness to Shipwrecked Sailors.
The mate and six men Of the schooner Lot
tie Wells of Calais, which was wrecked Mon
day on Mosquito Island, st. George, have ar
rived here, and Collector Moore has procur-
ed from Superintendent White of the Knox
& Lincoln railroad, free passes to Bath, and
thence, from Payson Tucker Of the Maine
Central. the same to Vanceboro, where they
will then be ticketed through to their homes
in Calais. They were very destitute.
Fire at ST. Stephen, N, 3.
CALAIS, Jan. 27.-The brick high school
building at st. Stephen, N. B., was damaged
by fire this morning tc the extent of $780, 1t
is fully insured. On opening the building
ba ira in tha oir lc'
ing room. The cause of the fire is unknown.
A Bath Schooner Wrecked.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Jan. 27-The
schooner B. w. Morse, of Bath, Wiley, with
a cargo of ice for southern port, ran ashore
on Squash Meadow Shoal. Vineyard Sound,
last night during thick snow storm. The
steam tug c. M. Winch. with crew of
wreckers from here wi Il render assistance.
Accused of a Horrible Crime.
GARDINER, Jan. 27.-Detective Thomas A.
Simpson, of State Detective True's agency,
reports a horrible case against James Car
vile of Litchfeld. Thursday, Detective
Simpson and Deputy Sheriff Edgar e. Nor
ton of Gardiner arrested Carville on a charge
of incest with his young daughter, Martha, a
girl in her teens. The girl makes a sworn
affidavit to the charges, which are too horri-
BILE to relate in detail. The girl Is now liv-
ing in Saco with brother. She says she left
home on account of her fathers crimes. He
beat her with an OK goad, and had threaten
ed to shoot her if she didd't submit. She
says her statements are backed up by the
sworn affidavit of married sister living in
Haverhill, Mass, who testi6es that her father
committed similar crimes against her when
she was Is years old. Carville makes a gen.
eral denial. Carville was brought to Gardi-
ner, and arraigned Thursday before Judge
Larrabee. He waived examination, and was
put under $1,000 bonds. Failing to obtain
sureties, be was committed to jail. Carville
is one of the heirs who figured in the fa-
nous CarVille viii case. He is repplsive
looking man, about 30 years old.
Death of Hotel Proprietor.
BANGOR, Jan. 27.-Andrew Smith, propri-
etor of Cousen's Hotel, Oldtown, who was
for many years in the Peno5scot Exchange
at Bangor, and also proprietor of the New
England House, Boston, and the st. Nicholas
Hotel, Rockland, died today of paralysis.
He leaves widow, son and daughter.
Graduating Exercises at the corham
Normal School.
GoRHAM, Jan, 27.-The examination at
Gorham Normal School took place today.
The graduating class consists Of II young
ladies and young men, who gave evidence
of careful training and suitable preparation
for their chosen profession. During the af-
ternoon the legislative committee visited the
Normal boarding house, which needs exten-
sive repairs. The graduation exercises Of
the FIRST class of 1887 this evening, was large
ly attended. The parts have not been ex-
celled in the history Of the school, and were
as follows, music being interspersed:
Essay-Higher Education of Women ........
. :.., ......''........ Miss Lor1ng, OtlSield
Recitation. ,,,.... Miss HalOwell, Westbrook
Class History; Miss Higgins, Cape Elizabeth
DlScuSslon-Town VS.. Distfict system. ........
Town-Nathaniel w Shaw Portland Dan
iel G. bennett, Deering
DistEict-Fred Benson NeWfeld Alden
q. whitney, Freedom.
NScItaiion. n..,............ Miss Taylor Fairfield
Essay framing Mss apE teaeaers eSsns .on
.....r -s.ltlaS.. Superintendent Luce
SSnss SSSIndelGIlng Gg OF DIP -kiss 0sgood, Newcastle